What happens when 24 people shut themselves in a beer cooler to wait out one of the strongest tornadoes in recorded history? Take a listen, because they recorded it.
Check out the original article on the Joplin Beer Cooler from Luke Dittrich for Esquire magazine.
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a32967/joplin-tornado-stories-1011/
Producer: Anna Sussman and Eliza Smith with Luke Dittrich.
Sound Design: Leon Morimoto